Reliability of Honda engine not yet optimal, Tsunoda seems to have problem

Yuki Tsunoda did not have a strong start to his Italian weekend. The Japanese rider finished last in the first free practice session after his AlphaTauri suffered technical problems.

Tsunoda was sidelined a couple of times at the start of the session, but his times still looked good. Later on, the Japanese driver didn't make it to the Imola circuit at all and he dropped back on the timesheet as well.

"Things are not going well at AlphaTauri. Yuki Tsunoda finished practice in last place, drove very little and the team reports: problems with the wiring meant the car had to stop", writes Motorsport-Magazin.

In Bahrain, Pierre Gasly and Sergio Perez ran into reliability issues with their Honda power unit. Both had to install new electronic systems and batteries in the car. It could just be that Tsunoda is facing the same problem now.